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Generous bequests made in 1995, and another in 2007,have enabled DICE to establish three annual prizes for the best of its postgraduate students.

 

The Maurice Swingland Prize

This prize is awarded to the best postgraduate student taught by DICE in its postgraduate programmes involving coursework and dissertation. The prize is judged on based on coursework and dissertation marks, the extent to which the student used their time at DICE for personal development and the contribution of the student to the well-being of DICE. The Maurice Swingland Prize is named after the late father of Ian Swingland, DICE's Founder.

1995/96 Frances Pirie 1996/97 Inogwabini Bila-Isia
       
1997/98 Peter Halliday 1998/99 Mike Hearn
       
1999/00 Million Belay & Kevin Smith 2000/01 Sergio Herrera Encina
       
2001/02 Bahar Dutt 2002/03 Mwape Sichilongo
       
2003/04 Leonardo Fleck 2004/05 Bruno Nhancale
       
2005/06 Sanjay Gubbi 2006/07 Hugo van der Westhuizen
       
2007/08 Benjamin Lee 2009-10 Nicolas Galvez
       
       

The Fiona Alexander Prize

This prize is awarded to the best postgraduate student completing an MSc, MPhil or PhD by research in DICE. The prize is judged on thesis quality, time to submission, examiners' reports, the extent to which the student used their time at DICE for personal development and the contribution of the student to the well-being of DICE. The prize is named after Fiona Alexander, the daughter of Sandy, our former University Treasurer, and Meg Alexander.

1995/96 Dr Atanga Ekobo 1997/98 Dr Matthew Walpole
       
1998/99 Dr Lim Chan Koon 1999/00 Anne Riddell
       
2000/01 Dr Zelealem Ashenafi 2001/02 Dr Robin Moore
       
2002/03 Dr Noah Sitati 2003/04 Dr Matthew Linkie
       
2004/05 Dr Hector Magome 2005/06 Dr Mounir Abi-Said
       
2006/07 Dr Laury Cullen Jr & Dr David Sewell  
       
2007/08 Brett Lewis 2009-10 Patricia Medici

 

The Worcester Prize for DICE

This prize will be awarded annually to the best undergraduate student taught by DICE on any of its courses. This prize will be judged on the basis of the following criteria: all module marks, taking into account difficulties and challenges faced by the student in fieldwork, laboratory techniques or other aspects of the course; the contribution of the candidate as an undergradaute student to personal development and progress; and, contribution of the student to the general well-being of the class and of DICE. The prize has been made by the Chancellor of the University of Kent, Sir Robert Wordester.

2007/08
Michaela Kossuth
2009/10 Ben Payne
 

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